Cork-extractor.



"LVG LENN. CORK 'EXTRACTOR.

APPLICATION. FILED APR. 8. I916.

Patented May 22, 1917.

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LAWRENCE GLENN, oFsrAn'rA, ILLINOIS.

CORK-EXTRACTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 22, 1917.

Application filed April 8, 1916. Serial No. 89,872.

members between the cork and the bottle neck without causing the mutilation of the cork previous to its extraction from the bottle.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a plate to which the extracting members are adjustably connected enabling the extraction of corks of various sizes.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features, details of construction, and combination of parts which will hereinafter be more fully set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claims.

Figure 1 is a view showing the extractor in applied position;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the extractor removed from the bottle;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the plate; and

Fig. 4: is a perspective view of one of the extracting members.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, in which like characters of reference refer to corresponding parts in the several views, 5 denotes the cork extractor embodying a thin flat rectangular plate 6 provided at points at opposite sides of its transverse center with a pair of longitudinally alined slots 7 and 8 respectively. The characters 9 and 10 denote a pair of transverse slots, which open out in the former mentioned slots at points substantially medially of their length, and the purpose of these transverse slots will be hereinafter fully set forth.

These transverse slots 9 and 10 are of lesser width than the slots 7 and 8, and are to receive the shank portion 11 of the T-shaped key 12, and disposing the shank of said key in obstructing relation with respect to each of the slots 7 and 8 for adjustably and removably connecting with the plate 6 a pair of cork extracting members 13 and 14 respectively. Each of these extracting members are preferably constructed from metal or the like material, and embody an angu lar head portion 15 and a stem portion 16. The free ends of the stems are formed with hooked ends17, the lower edge of the hooked ends 17 being formed with a lower sharpened edge 18. The shank portion 19 of the angular head 15 of the extracting members is formed with an annular groove 20. The

groove 20 of the head receives the walls 21 forming the slots 7 and 8 for rotatably mounting the extracting members in the respective slots 7 and 8 of the plate.

In the practical use of the invention, the sharpened edges 18 of the hooked ends 17 of the stem portions are inserted between the inner peripheral surface of the bottle neck 22 and the peripheral surface 23 of the cork, until the hooked ends 17 lie below the plane of the inner end of the cork, after which the extracting members are swung inwardly in a direction toward one another, and theblunt surface 24 of the hooked ends contact with the bottom sur face of the cork 22, and the extraction of the cork is accomplished through the medium of the loop 25. Now should it be desired to adjust the members to permit of the extraction of a cork, for example, of a larger size than that shown in the drawing, the keys 12 are removed from obstructing relation with respect to the slots 7 and 8 and both of the extracting members are moved in a direction toward the ends 26 of the plate, and the keys are thence inserted in the transverse slots 9 and 10, thus preventing inward movement of the extracting members.

From the foregoing description,.taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages of construction and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention relates, and while I have described the principles of operation of the device, together. with the device which I now consider to be the best'embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be made'when desired as are within the scope of the claims appended thereto.

I claim:

1. A cork extractor embodying a plate, a pair of extracting members carried by said plate and having sharpened angular ends,

said extractors being rotatably supportedby said plate to permit of thea-ngular ends 'of the extractors being engaged with the cork.

2. A- cork extractor embodying a plate" provided With a pair of longitudinal slots and transverse slots; an extracting" member a d ustably mounted W1th1n 1 eachv 0r:- the-1011+- gitudinal slots of the plate, and means extendln'g in each; of the. transverse slots for:

holding; the. extracting members in various adj listed-positions;

3; A corlr extractorembodying; a plate: provided With a pair of longitudinal slots;

an extracting member mounted in each" slotofthe: plate: for longitudinal adjustment,

a: pair. of keys detachablyv connected with said" plate' andtraversing. each of the? slots for permitting ofthe extracting members to be adjusted lengthwise of said plate. 4. A* cork extractor embodying a plate havinga pair of longitudinal slots, an exmembers Within theis-lots of the plate,-sub-- stan'tially as 'anclxfor the purposevspe'cifiedi In testimony whereof I\ aflix my= signature'? in 1 presence of two Witnesses;

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LAWREN-GEa-GLENN, 

